diff --git a/serial/serialjava.py b/serial/serialjava.py
index 7bd5b3e..9c920c5 100644
--- a/serial/serialjava.py
+++ b/serial/serialjava.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier:    BSD-3-Clause
 
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from serial.serialutil import *